AGA 2021 Aquascaping Contest: #417

This looks more like a plant wall than an aquascape try limiting species of plants and plant in groupings. The underwater section is well developed and the plants are working with the hardscape. Above the water the hardscape is almost completely lost with the exception of the walls which are red and very distracting. I do commend you for the overall plant health in the tank.

— Nick Kinser

Well done! This is a lovely riot of plants above and below the water. While you do not have a tremendous amount of variety in your aquatic plants you have stayed with what works well in your tank and that is an excellent strategy!

Your entire scape could benefit from some strong hardscape to anchor it. You can clearly grow plants well but that hardscape is what gives "bones" to the scape rather than just making it look like a mass of plants.

Now I am going to get a bit picky about your presentation. While this is not part of the judging directly the wrinkly plastic with the white edges behind the tank do not help your presentation. Next time try to find a big piece of black cloth and have a couple of friends hold it for you.

Also and this unfortunately DOES impact judging because it makes it impossible for me to see the plants in your effort to properly light the water area you have totally blown out the the lighting on the plants at the top of the tank. We can't see ANY detail in them at all. We can only guess. And we cannot judge what we cannot see. I know how hard it is to properly light a paludarium. HOWEVER in our contest you are allowed extra photos. So if you cannot properly light the whole thing include secondary photos showing the complete land area properly lit the way you did the water area.

— Karen Randall

#417: 172L Paludarium A cascata

Luiz Fernando Parente Ribeiro Marechal Floriano ES, Brazil

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#417: 172L Paludarium A cascata

Luiz Fernando Parente Ribeiro Marechal Floriano ES, Brazil

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